Tag Archives: geneology

5 History Lessons Genealogy Has Taught Me

Posted on October 14, 2015 by Climbing Downhill

In working on our family tree, I benefited from using charts and documents already filled in by other family members who did extensive work.  I’ve also benefited from having the wonders of modern technology available to me.  Notes I jotted … Continue reading →

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PART 3 – I Saw Dead People

Posted on July 14, 2015 by Climbing Downhill

This is Part 3.  Please click here for Part 1 or here for Part 2. My Mom and I worked together on our family tree during two week-long visits she made to my home.  As she leafed through notes and … Continue reading →

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I Saw Dead People – Part 2

Posted on July 7, 2015 by Climbing Downhill

This is Part 2 of a story.  Click here for Part 1. Mom and I put names, dates and places onto our family tree using Family Tree Maker software during her visit here. We were challenged to organize the information when … Continue reading →

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Generations

Posted on May 18, 2014 by Climbing Downhill

I did this for Mother’s Day.  While Mother’s Day has passed, it’s still May and every day is a good day to remember your mom.  It’s a bit fuzzy, but you’ll get the idea. Generations:   Generations  by Sara Groves … Continue reading →

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A Hobby Gone Wild – Part 5

Posted on November 22, 2013 by Climbing Downhill

I’m happy to share favorite pictures from one more side of the family, starting with this rather startling one. You may ask why on earth this would be one of my favorites.  And the answer would be  because there’s a story that goes … Continue reading →

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A Hobby Gone Wild – Part 4

Posted on November 19, 2013 by Climbing Downhill

As I browse through family history files, I move over to my husband’s side of the family and share some favorite snapshots from there. This is my husband’s grandfather as a boy with his dog, Brownie. This is his maternal grandparents’ … Continue reading →

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A Hobby Gone Wild – Part 3

Posted on November 16, 2013 by Climbing Downhill

As I explored another side of the family through pictures, some individuals might only be characterized as characters to others, but to me they are family, so I find their possible oddities charming in a historic way. I had a copy … Continue reading →

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Great Grandma in a Box – Part 3

Posted on August 12, 2013 by Climbing Downhill

I’ve shared that my Great Grandma Nina was a hard worker and thought deeply. We  also discover she showed kindness to others as evidenced in the note she wrote shown below.  I’m sure she was kind routinely, but her kindness … Continue reading →

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Great Grandma in a Box – Part 2

Posted on August 9, 2013 by Climbing Downhill

I’ve been anxious to share more about my Great-Grandma Nina.  In my last post, I shared about her chickens, eggs, goats and hay.  But there is a deeper part of Nina that is recorded for us to get acquainted with.  Among the … Continue reading →

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I Discovered My Great Grandmother in a Box

Posted on August 7, 2013 by Climbing Downhill

……no, not her physical body.  But I have discovered the woman she was through what has been kept in a box for many years.  Item by item, I have pieced together who she was and I have gladly found her worth … Continue reading →

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